Magnetic maneuvering system for capsule endoscope

Abstract

A magnetic maneuvering system for capsule endoscope includes the capsule endoscope, an annular fitting sleeved around the outer surface of the capsule endoscope. A plurality of magnetic driven parts are provided and distributed on the annular fitting member. The control device includes a magnetic driving part for magnetically actuating the magnetic driven parts, thus enabling the capsule endoscope to rotate and move in an organism as a result of the actuation of the magnetic driven parts. By magnetically controlling the magnetic driven parts, the capsule endoscope is allowed to rotate or move under the control of the control device to achieve better image retrieval results and improve over the poor image retrieval results obtained by the prior art since the location and direction of a traditional capsule endoscope, relying solely on the contractions of the digestive tract, cannot be controlled.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to systems for controlling a capsule endoscope, and, more particularly, to a magnetic maneuvering system for controlling the location and the direction of a capsule endoscope.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In the diagnosis and treatment of the interiors of organisms, an endoscope is an effective and commonly used tool. An endoscope is traditionally equipped with a camera lens at the front end of its fiber-optic catheter. The camera lens and the fiber-optic catheter are inserted into the organism through a patient's mouth or anus, and images of the internal of the organism are captured by the camera lens and are sent back through the fiber-optic catheter to an external machine.[0003]However, since the digestive system of the human body is quite long and has many bent segments, the photographic results of the camera are thus affected. Therefore, sending the fiber-optic catheter into the digestive system of the human body by s...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a magnetic maneuvering system for a capsule endoscope that allows for better control of the capsule endoscope inside an organism. The system includes a capsule endoscope that retrieves images, an annular fitting member with magnetic driven parts, and a control device with a magnetic driving part that actuates the magnetic driven parts through magnetism. This allows for rotation and movement of the capsule endoscope inside the organism according to the actuation of the magnetic driven parts. The present invention offers a cheaper solution compared to conventional NMR techniques.

Problems solved by technology

However, since the digestive system of the human body is quite long and has many bent segments, the photographic results of the camera are thus affected.

Therefore, sending the fiber-optic catheter into the digestive system of the human body by swallowing is not a very comfortable experience.

However, since the capsule endoscope is to be swallowed into the digestive system, its size cannot be too large, but a small capsule endoscopy tend to welter in the organs such as the stomach or the large intestine, so images of the digestive system cannot be effectively obtained.

Furthermore, since the existing capsule endoscope is solely moved through the digestive system by the contractions of the digestive tract, thus the direction and location of the capsule endoscope cannot be controlled from outside the organism.

However, such external instrument cannot be easily acquired, and the cost of acquisition is high.

Moreover, the handling of it is not simple and intuitive for the operators.

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